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• Everton aim to ward off Chelsea's interest in Romelu Lukaku by placing £75m valuation on the former Blues striker

  21-07-2016 23:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Everton are likely to demand £75million for Romelu Lukaku should Chelsea persist in their interest. The Stamford Bridge club have been pushing to add Alvaro Morata to their squad.
  
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• Tickets selling fast for Anniversary Games as athletics fans put Russian doping scandal to one side

  21-07-2016 23:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Russian doping scandal does not seem to have dampened the enthusiasm of athletics fans in this country, with strong ticket sales reported for this weekend’s Muller Anniversary Games.
  
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• Xabi Alonso warns Manchester United and Manchester City players to prepare for battle as he reveals the realities of working with Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola 

  21-07-2016 23:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Bayern Munich midfielder is in a small group of players to have worked with Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho and both men made Xabi Alonso a linchpin of their teams.
  
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• Swansea City's takeover completed as American consortium finalise deal to take 60 per cent stake in Premier League side

  21-07-2016 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Swansea City's takeover by an American consortium has been completed. The consortium led by Steve Kaplan and Jason Levien has bought a 60 per cent stake in the club.
  
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• Limerick and the lower leagues, building a legacy at Bolton and saving Sunderland.... Sam Allardyce has had a long journey to the England job but he's finally there

  21-07-2016 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MICHAEL WALKER: Morrisons' car park, Hartlepool, 10 o'clock, Thursday night: had he not slipped off an hour earlier to start his new job, Sam Allardyce would have recognised the scene.
  
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• Usain Bolt puts his hand up for a cleaner sport as he praises decision to ban all Russian athletes from the Rio Olympics

  21-07-2016 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Usain Bolt was 15 minutes late for his press conference on Thursday morning, posting a picture to his Snapchat social media account of a doping control form by way of apology.
  
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• Leeds end Super League with win at Hull KR

  21-07-2016 23:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Leeds finish the Super League season by beating Hull KR in a hard-fought contest at the Lightstream Stadium.
  
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• Paul Pogba: Jose Mourinho hints Man Utd keen to sign Juve star

  21-07-2016 23:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jose Mourinho gives his strongest hint that Manchester United want to re-sign Paul Pogba from Juventus.
  
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• Jose Mourinho talks Paul Pogba, Wayne Rooney & Juan Mata

  21-07-2016 23:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  New Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho talks about the ongoing transfer negotiations with Paul Pogba, and the futures of Wayne Rooney and Juan Mata.
  
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• Brazil nabs 10 IS backers in Olympics anti-terror swoop

  21-07-2016 23:33
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Ten Brazilians who pledged allegiance to the Islamic State militant group were arrested Thursday, authorities announced, describing them as "amateurs" who discussed on social media the possibility of staging attacks during next month's Olympics.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's Racing Tips: All the best bets for Friday, July 22

  21-07-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail racing expert Robin Goodfellow gives his hottest selections ahead of Friday's meetings at Newmarket, Chepstow, Ascot, Thirsk, York and Uttoxeter.
  
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• Jose Mourinho Q&A: New Manchester United boss on £100m target Paul Pogba, Zlatan Ibrahimovic's 'amazing body' and Juan Mata's brighter future

  21-07-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHRIS WHEELER: In his first interview with the national press since being appointed as Manchester United manager, Jose Mourinho discusses the club, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Juan Mata.
  
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• Antonio Conte targets Premier League title as he looks to make Chelsea fans proud 

  21-07-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Antonio Conte believes he has seen enough in his first week in charge of Chelsea to ensure he can make the club’s supporters proud this season and challenge for the Premier League title.
  
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• New legal team granted for ex-NFL star Aaron Hernandez

  21-07-2016 23:20
  
  PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — Former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez has a new legal team to defend him in the 2012 slayings of two men outside a Boston nightclub.
  
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• Turner, Dodgers hand Nats' Strasburg first loss of season

  21-07-2016 23:12
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A hot streak and a home run earlier in the afternoon earned Justin Turner the green light on Stephen Strasburg. He made the most of it.
  
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• Fernando Alonso: McLaren driver says F1 is 'too controlled'

  21-07-2016 22:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two-time Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso says the sport is too controlled and restrictive.
  
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• Shane Long agrees new four-year deal with Southampton as he admits he is excited for his future with the Premier League side

  21-07-2016 22:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Republic of Ireland striker Shane Long has signed a new four-year contract with Southampton. Long, who moved to St Mary's two years ago from Hull, has scored 21 goals in 73 appearances for Saints.
  
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• Tillman gets 14th win, Orioles avert 4-game sweep vs Yankees

  21-07-2016 22:53
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Worn down and banged up, the Baltimore Orioles found the perfect remedy for all their ailments — a well-pitched game.
  
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• FK Ventspils 0-1 Aberdeen (0-4 agg): Adam Rooney strikes late as Dons progress

  21-07-2016 22:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Derek McInnes' side were delayed by six hours after a seagull flew into an engine on their plane they were due to fly on, but that didn't bother them as Rooney struck to secure a 4-0 aggregate victory.
  
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• Hibs knocked out of Europe on penalties by Brondby

  21-07-2016 22:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hibs' return to European competition ends in heartache as they go out of the Europa League 5-3 on penalties to Brondby after a 1-0 win.
  
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• No pressure despite Hamilton surge, says Rosberg

  21-07-2016 22:39
  By Abhishek Takle BUDAPEST, July 21 (Reuters) - - Nico Rosberg shrugged off his dwindling championship advantage ahead of Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix, saying he was not feeling the heat despite only holding a one-point lead over Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton. "Because thebest approach for me to win races is just to focus on the weekend at hand." Rosberg won the opening four races of the season but themomentum has since shifted Hamilton's way. The 31-year-old Englishman, hit by a spate of r
  
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• US swept by England on opening day of UL International Crown

  21-07-2016 22:37
  GURNEE, Ill. (AP) — The United States lost both of its four-ball matches to England, and Yani Tseng helped Taiwan sweep Australia on Thursday in the opening session of the UL International Crown.
  
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• Vettel slams radio rules as 'joke'

  21-07-2016 22:06
  
  By Abhishek Takle BUDAPEST, July 21 (Reuters) - - Former world champion Sebastian Vettel has slammed Formula One's decision to tighten radio rules, saying that drivers and teams should be free to say whatever they want to each other during a race. "All the radio issues we've had, I think it's a joke," the Ferrari driver told reporters on Thursday during preparations for this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix. The governing International Automobile Federation's (FIA) Formula One race director Charli
  
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• Muhammad Ali's old training camp sold to John Madd

  21-07-2016 22:06
  
  DEER LAKE, Pa. (AP) — The son of NFL Hall of Fame coach John Madden is buying Muhammad Ali's former training camp in Pennsylvania.
  
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• Russians lose track appeal; IOC to weigh total ban for Rio

  21-07-2016 21:59
  
  LONDON (AP) — Now that Russian track and field athletes have failed in their effort to have their Olympic ban overturned, it's up to the IOC to decide whether to kick the entire Russian team out of the games that begin in Rio de Janeiro in 15 days.
  
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• Amir Khan poses with UFC title and claims 'training has started' after teasing a super-fight with Conor McGregor

  21-07-2016 21:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Step aside Floyd Mayweather, another boxer has thrown his hat into the ring to fight Conor McGregor, and he seems more serious than the 'Money Team' leader.
  
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• Red Bull’s Ricciardo eager to get the ball rolling

  21-07-2016 21:10
  By Abhishek Takle BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo is raring to turn the tables on team-mate Max Verstappen in Sunday’s Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix after taking recent results on the chin. Verstappen, 18, was promoted from Red Bull's junior team Toro Rosso ahead of May’s Spanish Grand Prix and the Dutch driver then triumphed on his debut, becoming the sport's youngest grand prix winner. "I’m aware he’s done very well and he’s had the win a
  
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• A Muslim woman takes in the Republican convention

  21-07-2016 21:09
  
  Al Jazeera producer meets the reality of the US election discontent towards those "outside".
  
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• Manchester City begin talks over £20million transfer for Barcelona and Real Madrid target and Brazilian prospect Gabriel Jesus

  21-07-2016 20:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 19-year-old has been the subject of interest from Barcelona, Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain but the teenager is understood to have been convinced of a move to Manchester.
  
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• Vitesse 1-2 West Brom: Salomon Rondon scores stunning free-kick as Baggies seal victory in Fox Sports Cup

  21-07-2016 20:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  West Brom sealed their second win of pre-season in succession after beating Eredivisie side Vitesse 2-1 in the 2016 Fox Sports Cup. Salomon Rondon scored the opener with a stunning free-kick.
  
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• Italy's walk champion Schwazer awaits CAS ruling on doping appeal

  21-07-2016 20:10
  Italy's 2008 Olympic 50km race walk champion Alex Schwazer will retire after the Rio Olympics if his provisional doping ban is lifted on appeal because he is sickened by the world of athletics, said his coach Sandro Donati. Schwazer, 31, got a provisional suspension from the world governing International Association of Athletics Federations earlier this month after testing positive for what his coach said was a banned steroid the athlete had not knowingly taken. The walker, who faces a lifetime
  
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• We'll beat Farah in Rio, say confident Kenyans

  21-07-2016 20:00
  By Isaack and Omulo ELDORET, Kenya, Jul 21 (Reuters) - Kenyan athletes aim to settle a few scores with their perennial opponents at next month’s Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Kenya’s 10,000 metres duo Bedan Karoki and Paul Tanui reckon they have identified what it takes to finally overhaul British double Olympic and world champion Mo Farah, who has twice denied them a major title with his fast finishes.
  
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• The Latest: World Anti-Doping Agency 'satisfied' with ruling

  21-07-2016 19:59
  
  The Latest on Russia's appeal against the Olympic ban on its track and field athletes (all times local to Rio de Janeiro):
  
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• Sebastian Vettel hits out at Formula One's controversial radio rules: 'It is complete b*******, we should just go back to saying what we want'

  21-07-2016 19:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sebastian Vettel has launched a scathing attack on Formula One’s ruling body over their latest change to the sport’s controversial team radio rules, describing them as 'complete b*******'.
  
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• The Latest: Head of world judo condemns call for Russia ban

  21-07-2016 19:45
  
  The Latest on Russia's appeal against the Olympic ban on its track and field athletes (all times local to Rio de Janeiro):
  
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• EA Sports announce new cover star for FIFA 17 - JOE.co.uk

  21-07-2016 19:36
  
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  Premier League players had a 50:50 shot at becoming the FIFA 17 cover star, but Anthony Martial and Eden Hazard have missed out. Marco Reus has won the public vote, seeing off competition from Hazard, Martial and Real Madrid's James Rodriguez.en meer »
  
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• Brazil arrests 'amateur' group accused of Olympics terror plot

  21-07-2016 19:32
  By Lisandra Paraguassu and Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil arrested 10 people on Thursday suspected of belonging to a poorly organised group supporting Islamic State (IS) and discussing acts of terrorism during next month's Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Justice Minister Alexandre Moraes said. The local Olympic organising committee, Rio 2016, referred requests for comment to the federal government. "Today was the first operation against a supposed terrorist cell in Brazil," he said.
  
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• Froome wins mountain time trial, increases Tour lead

  21-07-2016 19:28
  
  MEGEVE, France (AP) — Chris Froome won a mountain time trial and opened up a seemingly insurmountable lead of nearly four minutes over his closest challenger in the 18th stage of the Tour de France on Thursday.
  
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• Russia's track and field stars angered by Rio Olympics ban

  21-07-2016 19:19
  
  ZHUKOVSKY, Russia (AP) — Russia's top athletes reacted with anger after the news broke Thursday that their track and field team would remain banned from next month's Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
  
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• Chris Froome wins stage 18 time trial to tighten grip on Tour de France yellow jersey

  21-07-2016 19:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Brit stretched his lead over general classification rivals including Bauke Mollema. Adam Yates, the 23-year-old from Bury, continued his own stunning tour with a strong ride and is second overall.
  
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• F1 team Manor appoint Mayer as chief executive

  21-07-2016 19:14
  Formula One team Manor have appointed Thomas Mayer, the chief operating officer at Renault Sport F1, as their new CEO, the outfit said on Thursday. “This is a time of growth and development for Manor Racing,” said team owner Stephen Fitzpatrick in a statement. Manor's Mercedes reserve, German rookie Pascal Wehrlein, finished 10th in Austria two races ago.
  
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• Rampant Porte targets podium finish in Paris

  21-07-2016 19:11
  By Julien Pretot MEGEVE, France (Reuters) - After a catastrophic start to the Tour de France, Australian Richie Porte is on the rampage and a strong performance in Thursday's time trial further strengthened his podium credentials. Porte, who was Chris Froome's lieutenant at Team Sky until moving to BMC during the close season, lost 1:45 in the second stage after suffering a puncture in the finale and was offered no support from his team mates. "It's hard not to think about the second stage and t
  
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• Manchester United new boy Zlatan Ibrahimovic to wear No 9 shirt as club reveal provisional squad No's for 2016-17 season

  21-07-2016 19:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Zlatan Ibrahimovic has taken the No 9 shirt at Manchester United, with previous occupant Anthony Martial moving to No 11.
  
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• Wings of Desire 'in the mix' after Postponed was ruled out of King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes, says Frankie Dettori

  21-07-2016 19:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  John Gosden-trained Wings of Desire, the Dante Stakes winner, is running for the first time since finishing fourth to Harzand in the Derby. He receives a 12lb age allowance from six older rivals.
  
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• Froome wins stage 18 to close in on third Tour title

  21-07-2016 19:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Britain's Chris Froome edges closer to winning a third Tour de France title in four years with victory in stage 18's time trial.
  
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• Brazil Olympics: Ten arrested for 'plotting 'terror'

  21-07-2016 19:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police in southern Brazil arrest 10 members of a group alleged to be preparing acts of terrorism during the Olympic Games.
  
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• Lewis Hamilton hopes purple patch continues in Hungary as he chases down Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg at the top of the Formula One standings

  21-07-2016 19:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  After four wins in five races, Lewis Hamilton is riding the crest of a wave right now and the Briton is determined to continue his good form at this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix.
  
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• Juventus set to sign Marko Pjaca as Dinamo Zagreb winger undergoes medical in Turin 

  21-07-2016 18:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Juventus are on the brink of making their fourth signing of the window with Marko Pjaca set to join from Dinamo Zagreb. The 21-year-old starred for Croatia in Euro 2016 and attracted plenty of interest.
  
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